NHTSA Complaint #10107782 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED ON THE EXPLORER AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO GET THE BRAKE PADS REPLACED VERY SOON. I INTENDED TO GET A COUPLE QUOTES FOR THIS JOB BUT WE HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY SO I TOOK THE EXPLORER BACK TO LAPEER FORD TO HAVE THE BRAKES SERVICED. THEY CALLED AND SAID THAT THE ROTORS HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULD NOT TURN THEM DOWN. I ASK HOW THEY DETERIORATED AND THEY SAID THE ROTORS HAD RUSTED. I GAVE PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AT A PRICE OF $400. I ALSO INDICATED I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO TALK TO FORD ABOUT THE DETERIORATION. I ALSO CALLED FORD. FORD GAVE ME AN ANSWER THAT THE DEALER SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS WAS NORMAL MAINTENANCES AND LAPEER FORD GAVE ME AN ANSWER THAT FORD SAID THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS WAS NORMAL MAINTENANCES. THE EXPLORER HAD 41000 MILES AND I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS. THE ROTORS HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT I HAD ONLY ABOUT 50% OF THE SURFACE CONTACTING THE BRAKE PADS. THIS ROUGH SURFACE ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO DETERIORATE FASTER. I ASK FOR THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACE FREE AND WAS REFUSED. I ALSO ASK THE A RECEIVE A PARTIAL REBATE FOR THE PADS BECAUSE THEY HAD DETERIORATED FASTER BECAUSE OF THE RUST ON THE ROTORS. THEY REFUSED AS NORMAL MAINTENANCES. I FEEL THE ROTORS SHOULD NOT RUST TO THIS POINT AND ALSO CAUSED A SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE ONLY 50% OF THE BRAKING SURFACE REMAINED. I HAVE THE ROTORS AND PADS THAT WERE REPLACED. *NM